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| stadium_name = Hampton Coliseum |
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| image = [[Image:Hampton coliseum.jpg|250px]] |
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| location = 1000 Coliseum Drive,<br>[[Hampton, Virginia]], 23666 |
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| broke_ground = May 24, 1968 |
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| built = 1968 - 1970 |
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| opened = 1970 |
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| closed = |
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| owner = City of Hampton |
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| operator = City of Hampton |
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| construction_cost = $8.5 to $9.0 million USD |
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| general_contractor= McDevitt and Street Co. |
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| former_names = Hampton Roads Coliseum |
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| tenants = [[Virginia Squires]] ([[American Basketball Association (1970-1976)|ABA]]) (1970-76)<br>[[Virginia Wings]] ([[American Hockey League|AHL]]) ([[1971-72 AHL season|1971]]-[[1974-75 AHL season|75]])<br>[[Hampton Gulls]] ([[Southern Hockey League (1973-1977)|SHL]],[[American Hockey League|AHL]]) (1974-[[1977-78 AHL season|78]]) |
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| seating_capacity = 13,800 (concerts)<br>9,777 (basketball) |
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Located in [[Hampton, Virginia]], the '''Hampton Coliseum''' is a multi-use facility owned by the City of Hampton. It is used to host concerts, and is a regular stop on the [[World Wrestling Entertainment]] tour. Opening in 1970, then known as the Hampton Roads Coliseum, was the [[Hampton Roads]] metropolitan area's, and the state of [[Virginia]]'s first large multi-purpose [[arena]]. The arena seats about 13,800 for festival-style [[concert]]s and 9,777 for [[basketball]]. |
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The Hampton Coliseum was also one of several former homes of the [[American Basketball Association (1967-1976)]] professional basketball franchise [[Virginia Squires]]. The Squires played there (in addition to the [[Roanoke Civic Center]], [[Richmond Coliseum]], and the [[Norfolk Scope]], all within the state of Virginia) from 1970 to 1976. The Virginia Squires played their first game at the Coliseum on October 22, 1970, and their last game on April 6, 1976. |
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The Coliseum was also home to the [[Virginia Wings]] and [[Hampton Gulls]] hockey teams in the [[American Hockey League]]. |
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==Sporting events== |
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The 1987-1989 [[Colonial Athletic Association]] men's basketball tournaments were held in the Coliseum, as was the 1985 [[Sun Belt Conference]] tourney. The Hampton Coliseum is also the home of the [[Virginia Duals]] annual wrestling tournament, hosting invitational college and high school matches. |
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The coliseum hosted [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWF/WWE]] ''[[WWE Raw|RAW]]'', in April 1998, August 2005, May 2007, and January 2008. It also hosted ''[[WWE Friday Night SmackDown|SmackDown!]]'' and for ''[[Extreme Championship Wrestling (WWE)#ECW on Sci Fi|ECW on Sci Fi]]'' on December 2006. In January 2008, WWE had its first television show taped in [[high definition]] in this arena. |
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==Music== |
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On April 9th 1972 [[Elvis]] played a 2:30pm and a 8:30 pm show and again on August 1st 1976 [[Elvis]] played the Coliseum in which he was mumbling wasted through songs and [[stoned]] out of his mind. The [[Rolling Stones]] played the Coliseum in 1981, which was broadcast live on the local radio. The Stones also recorded a video for the song ''[[(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction]]'' during that show. The Coliseum is also the final venue that late [[Metallica]] bassist [[Cliff Burton]] played in the United States, before his death in September of 1986 in Ljungby, Sweden. On March 6-8 2009. The [[Grateful Dead]] played the Coliseum many times during the 1980s and 1990s. Their first of many shows was on May 4, 1979. In 1989, they billed themselves as the "Warlocks" for a 2-night run and tricked local law enforcement as they had been banned from the city. They then played two songs [[Dark Star]] and Attics Of My Life which had not been played live since the 70's. After the inaugural November 25th 1995 performance by the band [[Phish]] they returned on October 25th 1996 and [[Trey Anastasio]] declared from the stage "Sometimes people ask me what the ah, best rooms that we play are ah, in are. This is pretty much it, for me. Just so you know to answer the question. Good sound. Everyone gets to go where they want on the floor. You cant beat it." They returned in 1997 and played the two most epic shows of their career. [[Phish]] then recorded their live album ''[[Hampton Comes Alive]]'' at the Coliseum in 1998, to which they referred the venue as the "Mothership".<ref>Wilson: "Hampton Comes Alive Program", pg. 2, McMann Publications, 1998.</ref> On [[New Year's Eve]] 1996, the [[Dave Matthews Band]] recorded [[Live Trax Vol. 7]] at the venue. [[Phish]] will reunite and return to the stage following a four year hiatus at the Coliseum and the offical breakup of the band, marking their 13th, 14th and 15th performances at the Coliseum. |
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== References == |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.hampton.gov/coliseum/ official website] |
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[[Category:College basketball venues]] |
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[[Category:Hampton, Virginia]] |
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[[Category:Indoor arenas in the United States]] |
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[[Category:Sports venues in Hampton Roads]] |
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[[Category:Sun Belt Conference men’s basketball tournament venues]] |
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